[Icom] New Fan in IC 781 ??

Sun, 17 Feb 2002 05:43:56 -0800

Chris:
	I removed the internal speaker and used a 120V high RPM whisper fan to do
just that.
Lee KH6BZF (Happy IC-781 owner, 2-IC-735 and two IC-720As

At 04:36 PM 2/17/02 -0800, you wrote:
>I have often wondered why a used computer fan (CPU etc) could not be used 
>outside any rig to replace or augment fans?  Most are 12vdc, could be 
>placed to suck out and attached to the external power supply.  Used fans 
>run anywhere from nothing to about 1/2 price of a new one.
>
>Chris opr VE7HCB
>
>
>At 12:06 PM 2002-02-17 +0100, you wrote:
>>Hi.
>>
>>I need a new fan in my Icom 781, and I trying to find any information 
>>there can be helpful before starting to disassembly the radio.
>>
>>
>>
>>Fist of all it would be nice to know how to access the screws.
>>
>>The fan is located on top of a "blower hood", and I am not sure if I need 
>>to take this part of as well to get the fan out?
>>
>>This could maybe work but I can only locate 3 screws from the top of the 
>>radio and I believe that one more is located below the fan motor and this 
>>is the one I am concerned about. This screw must be very difficult to 
>>access and I am afraid that I have to disassembly the whole radio to get 
>>down to this screw.
>>
>>
>>
>>Has anyone tried this?
>>
>>Any good ideas??
>>
>>
>>
>>Regards, Thomas - OZ1JTE. [email protected]
>>
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